They are some of Disney's most famous cartoons and yet kids can no longer access them on Disney +.
The platform now subjects “Peter Pan”, “Dumbo”, “the Jungle Book”, “the Aristocats” or even “Beauty and the Tramp” to parental control because of the racist clichés these feature films convey. .
When attempting to view these films from a “child profile”, a warning message appears, pointing out that the program “includes dated portrayals and / or negative treatment of people or cultures”.
“These stereotypes were out of place at the time and still are today…” the text continues.
And you can only watch the cartoon by reconnecting from an adult's account.
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By adopting this "filtering", Disney intends to distance itself from these Native Americans with the red body, this monkey from the "Jungle Book" dubbed by an African-American or this Russian greyhound and this Mexican chihuahua from "Beauty and the tramp. »Which caricature the physique of the inhabitants of the countries concerned… But this measure leaves many subscribers skeptical.
“That doesn't change anything for us since, when my 8-year-old daughter wants to watch a film, it's her father or I who start it for her, from our account,” says Caroline, Louise's mother.
"We must be able to criticize what has been written and produced"
"The warning would have been enough," said Fatou, 37, for his part.
My 5 year old son cannot read yet, but the fact that such a message appears on the screen allows the adults present to have a chat with their child (ren) if they wish.
Parental control only forces this young social worker to take an additional step before starting a film.
“We need to be able to criticize what was written and produced sometimes more than half a century ago,” continues Fatou.
But we saw
the Aristocats again
recently and honestly, I don't see what is racist about it.
Some Disney cartoon characters have accents, but just because we imitate the Marseille accent does not mean that Marseille culture is insulted!
This political correctness is very American… ”
A tendency to permanent "indignation"
Séverine, 51, is also shared: “When my children, who are 7 and 12, watch Netflix, I always check the programs they choose while on Disney +, never!
she smiles.
So it's good that Disney + doesn't put all of its programs on the same level.
However, this intermittent on the show believes that it is not when watching "Dumbo" or "Peter Pan" that it is the most crucial to talk about racism to children.
"There are a thousand occasions a day to have these conversations," she judges.
I spoke a lot about racism with my children at the time of the demonstrations in tribute to George Floyd,
(Editor's note: African-American victim of a police blunder)
, for example.
That one dissects and dismantles in the universities clichés of cartoons written at a certain time, it is very good.
But I think it's a bit too complex for children of old age to watch these classics.
"
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On Twitter too, Disney + subscribers are unconvinced.
“Little ones, myself and my wife have seen these cartoons several times and that did not make us racist people… underlines Jonathan.
The important thing is to educate your children well and to answer their questions.
"And while Benjamin is annoyed by the tendency to permanent" indignation ", according to him a sign of" the evolution of American mores ", Clara, she regrets that we do not let the youngest" see the world. with children's eyes ”.
